Locum Cardiac Consultant Anaesthetist

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Department of Anaesthesia at King's Denmark Hill is one of the busiest in the country giving approximately 45,000 anaesthetics per annum. The acquisition of the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) has enlarged the department even more. It incorporates all major specialties including Liver, Paediatrics, Cardio-thoracic and Neurological Surgery, as well as Chronic and Acute Pain Relief. There is also an active Liver Transplantation program for which King's is world famous. The Department is innovative and forward looking and has enjoyed considerable expansion in the past few years. There is a rotational programme for SHOs and SpRs within the South Thames Deanery. There are also a number of research posts (both medical and non-medical) associated with the Pain Research Group and the Liver Transplantation Programme.

Main duties of the job

Locum Consultant in Cardiac Anaesthesia (10 PA)

King's College Hospital requires a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist, for 12 months to work flexibly within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients requiring anaesthesia particularly within cardiothoracic surgery. The postholder will have significant involvement in the delivery of cardiac anaesthesia both during daytime cover and as part of the cardiac consultant on-call rota.

The department covers most anaesthesia specialities, and a dynamic individual with supplementary interests would be welcomed. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Anaesthetic Department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

The post will be based mainly at the Denmark Hill site but may be required to work flexibly across the KCH sites (DH, PRUH, QMS & Orpington). There will be an average of 9 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional and/or other Activities worked over an average of 3.5 days (this might include covering the cardiac on call with a 1:7 or 1:9 frequency which attracts a 5% or 3% uplift).

You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent to be eligible for interview.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.

Date posted

15 January 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum, inc London Weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-DH-7770

Job locations

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trusts patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the following:-

The provision of a first class clinical service
Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with Kings College London
Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trusts procedures and operating policies
Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts service plans
Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement
Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Division or the Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The provision of a first class clinical service
Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with Kings College London
Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trusts procedures and operating policies
Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts service plans
Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement
Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Division or the Trust.

Person Specification

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).